Bear Mountain Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 6.

Many students here are still learning English, and this test is given in English. In 2026, 204 of the 342 students who took the English Language Arts test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 88 points under the grade 3 bar. 2344 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 2395 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
5th The average 5th grader scores 20 points under the grade 3 bar. 2412 vs. 2432. The 5th-grade bar is 2502.
6th The average 6th grader scores just under the grade 4 bar. 2465 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.

Students fluent in English

The closest these results come to reading alone: English is not in the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 30 students 62 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 36 students Just under the grade 3 bar. 5th 37 students 14 points under the grade 4 bar. 6th 35 students 13 points under the grade 6 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 54 students 103 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 47 students 63 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 53 students 52 points under the grade 3 bar. 6th 50 students Just under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,808	2364.6	− 2432	−67.4	× 92 / 399	−15.5
4	15,811	2394.0	− 2473	−79	× 110 / 399	−21.8
5	15,812	2424.2	− 2502	−77.8	× 100 / 399	−19.5
6	15,815	2457.5	− 2531	−73.5	× 97 / 399	−17.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−75

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	14,828	2345.1	− 2432	−86.9	× 96 / 401	−20.8
4	14,830	2396.0	− 2473	−77	× 89 / 401	−17.1
5	14,832	2418.4	− 2502	−83.6	× 126 / 401	−26.3
6	14,834	2461.9	− 2531	−69.1	× 90 / 401	−15.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,146	2365.3	− 2432	−66.7	× 117 / 398	−19.6
4	15,147	2380.2	− 2473	−92.8	× 88 / 398	−20.5
5	15,149	2447.0	− 2502	−55	× 85 / 398	−11.7
6	15,151	2461.8	− 2531	−69.2	× 108 / 398	−18.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−71

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,167	2358.2	− 2432	−73.8	× 91 / 392	−17.1
4	15,168	2411.9	− 2473	−61.1	× 119 / 392	−18.5
5	15,171	2441.8	− 2502	−60.2	× 87 / 392	−13.4
6	15,172	2478.0	− 2531	−53	× 95 / 392	−12.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,272	2380.5	− 2432	−51.5	× 96 / 418	−11.8
4	15,273	2403.1	− 2473	−69.9	× 112 / 418	−18.7
5	15,274	2458.9	− 2502	−43.1	× 120 / 418	−12.4
6	15,275	2467.7	− 2531	−63.3	× 90 / 418	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,286	2337.1	− 2432	−94.9	× 97 / 416	−22.1
4	15,287	2385.3	− 2473	−87.7	× 105 / 416	−22.1
5	15,288	2416.4	− 2502	−85.6	× 107 / 416	−22
6	15,289	2478.0	− 2531	−53	× 107 / 416	−13.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−80

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,236	2345.1	− 2432	−86.9	× 91 / 384	−20.6
4	15,237	2387.6	− 2473	−85.4	× 87 / 384	−19.3
5	15,238	2399.6	− 2502	−102.4	× 98 / 384	−26.1
6	15,239	2455.6	− 2531	−75.4	× 108 / 384	−21.2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−87

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,183	2333.6	− 2432	−98.4	× 103 / 389	−26.1
4	15,184	2385.1	− 2473	−87.9	× 92 / 389	−20.8
5	15,185	2412.8	− 2502	−89.2	× 95 / 389	−21.8
6	15,186	2441.9	− 2531	−89.1	× 99 / 389	−22.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−91

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,176	2346.2	− 2432	−85.8	× 90 / 367	−21
4	15,177	2382.7	− 2473	−90.3	× 97 / 367	−23.9
5	15,178	2417.2	− 2502	−84.8	× 85 / 367	−19.6
6	15,179	2455.3	− 2531	−75.7	× 95 / 367	−19.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−84

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	15,193	2343.6	− 2432	−88.4	× 84 / 342	−21.7
4	15,194	2395.4	− 2473	−77.6	× 83 / 342	−18.8
5	15,195	2412.4	− 2502	−89.6	× 90 / 342	−23.6
6	15,196	2464.6	− 2531	−66.4	× 85 / 342	−16.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−81

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −75, −80, −71, −62, −57, −80, −87, −91, −84, −81 → −76.8
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 9 · 2017→2018: 9 · 2018→2019: 5 · 2019→2022: 23 · 2022→2023: 7 · 2023→2024: 4 · 2024→2025: 7 · 2025→2026: 3 → average 8
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 8 × 2.66 = 21.3. Upper limit −55.5, lower limit −98.1.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.